CSI - Color Stories Inspiration

Hello all!

It's time for the final Case File of the Year for CSI - Color Stories Inspiration!

And also my last on the CSI Design Team.

I have had an amazing time with my fellow DT members but its time for a break and something new. 

So here we go with Case File 244

Here is the case file:

My Evidence used was:

* Christmas/ Winter

* Wood / Woodgrain

* Trees

* Ribbons / Buttons

My Testimony used:

* Document Christmas

Now for some close ups:

I used Kaisercraft Christmas Basecoat for this layout.

I love this Tim Holtz Tinsel, I have been hoarding for years and used it with small wooden pegs to 'hang' my photo from.

I then added buttons to it to decorate.

The design of this layout is based on layers, lots of torn layers, using the colour scheme from the case file and fussy cut elements pine tree elements for the 'tree' part of the Case File.

We're so excited to have eight generous sponsors this month! Our sponsors are among the best in the crafting industry, offering unique and trendy products.

                             We trust we've left enough clues for you to solve the case!

The deadline for completing this Case File is Sunday, December 31, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Be sure to link your layout using the link tool in the sidebar in the CSI blog, and mention the Evidence and Testimony clues you used. Also, please title your link with your name and country.

http://csichallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Thank you for stopping by today

Ginny   :)

CSi - Color Stories Inspiration #243

Hello all and a happy December 1st to you! 

I'm back with the first of the Decembers CSI- Color, Stories Inspiration case files for you to solve.

Here is the December 1st case File

Here is how I solved the case file

My evidence used:

* Christmas winter elements

* wood, silver - chipboard snowflakes & silver stickles, glitter, thread

* ribbon/ string - silver thread

* circular elements - background stencilling

* something fuzzy - white gauze material

* glitter - Stampendous Silver Halo glitter mix

My Testimony used:

* Tuck your story inside something -journaling is tucked away behind the photo on a tag.

Now for some details:

The background paper is two different papers from BoBunny Snowfall collection and Powder Mountain collection, 6" of one and 6" of another stuck on a 12x12 cardstock.

The background has texture paste through a stencil to create the circular elements.

I then swept some green paint over the papers and texture paste randomly with  brush.

The photos are layered up on corrugated blue card from Fancy Pants. I tore the oblongs to fit my photos with some card showing to keep the shabby feel to the elements. These layers are then popped up on some cardboard to lift off of the background paper. 

The Wycinanka laser cut chipboard snowflakes I left plain. These are quite white in their raw state so are perfect for snowy/ white themed pages. All I did was add some silver stickles glitter glue to parts of the to make them sparkle.

Behind the paper layers I pushed some of the white gauze material to give a soft flowing feel of snow to the layout. 

I cut some long lengths of silver embroidery thread and dropped and dangled it over the embellishments.

The beautiful Prima Marketing flowers were simply placed under and over the layers and then had a little silver glitter added to them

The finishing touches were the large white seed beads dropped around the flowers and embellishments and then the Silver Halo glitter scattered around to. This glitter is fabulous for mixed media because it has glitter pieces of different sizes in its mix with gives a wonderful effect when large amounts a left to drift across places on a layout.

Lastly a few Stickles glitter dots around the design and a little paint round the paper edges and its done!

                               We trust we've left enough clues for you to solve the case!

The deadline for completing this Case File is Sunday, December 31, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Be sure to link your layout using the link tool in the sidebar on the CSI blog, and mention the Evidence and Testimony clues you used. Also, please title your link with your name and country. Follow the link below for the CSI Blog.

http://csichallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Here are the amazing sponsors supporting our challenges this month! 

Wouldn't it be great to win a prize from one of these?

Thanks for stopping by today! 

Happy scrapping!

Ginny :)

CSI - Case File 242!

Hey folks!

Its time for another case file already!

 Here we are with CSI - Color Stories Inspiration Case File #242

So, are you ready for the new challenge? Grab you forensics kits, CSI players, and get ready for some serious sleuthing.

Here is how I solved the case!

Here is CASE FILE #242

All colours used from the colour scheme

My Evidence used was:

* test pattern  (text paper on background paper)

* texture paper (torn paper)

* leaves/ branches/flowers

* ruler/ tape measure (tape measure ribbon)

* Ribbon (brown organza ribbon)

My Testimony used was:

* Document something you love to do

* Inspirational words - thank, hello, think

Here are some close ups and details:

My layout is a selfie photo of me, my mum and my daughter, 3 generations all saying hello!

We were walking my dog, one of my favourite things I love doing. Its so colourful at the moment with all the autumn colours , and the crisp air of this time of year is another favourite.

My journaling is, as with many of my layouts, written on the back of the layout.

I used a Graphic 45 paper which was perfect for setting the seen of the leafy background behind us. It matched the photo colours really well and worked with the brown text background paper. I tore my edges for the textured look and because I hate straight edges! 

My chipboard pieces were simply coloured with Walnut Stain Distress Ink Stain to darken them. 

and then decorated with gems.

The loved the tape measure ribbon poking out from the flower clusters alongside the brown organizer ribbon for contrast. I have used some Prima Color Bloom mist Antique Gold splattered on the background.

SPONSORS We're so excited to have eight generous sponsors this month! Our sponsors are among the best in the crafting industry, offering unique and trendy products.

We trust we've left enough clues for you to solve the case!

The deadline for completing this Case File is Thursday, November 30, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Be sure to link your layout using the link tool in the sidebar on the CSI blog, and mention the Evidence and Testimony clues you used. Also, please title your link with your name and country.

CSI BLOG HERE

http://csichallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Thank you for stopping by my blog today, 

Ginny

November at CSI!

Hey! It's a new month at CSI - Color Stories Inspiration and here goes with another new case file!

Here is my DT inspiration layout for Major Case File #241

Here to show you is the case file and as its the first case file of the month it comes with a sketch!

All colours used

The Evidence

* trees/ leaves

* chevron arrows

* hearts

The Testimony used

* Document Autumn 

( My journaling a popped onto the back of one of the pumpkins )

Here are some close ups of my layout.

We're so excited to have eight generous sponsors this month! Our sponsors are among the best in the crafting industry, offering unique and trendy products. You could win a prize from one of them this month!

We trust we've left enough clues for you to solve the case!

The deadline for completing this Case File is Thursday, November 30, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Be sure to link your layout using the link tool in the sidebar on the CSI BLOG, and mention the Evidence and Testimony clues you used. Also, please title your link with your name and country.

Thanks for joining me today!

Ginny  :)

 

A look back at a Celebration....Case File 240

I really enjoyed creating this layout for CSI- Color Stories Inspiration Case File 240,

and I am rather pleased how it turned out. 

So without further ado here is my DT layout for the latest challenge.

This was a very pretty colour palate to work with, not colours I would have normally put together but I like it.

So, are you ready for the new challenge? Grab you forensics kits, CSI players, and get ready for some serious sleuthing as we open Major Case File No. 239.

Case File No. 240 - Deadline: October 31, 2017

Here is the case file. 

All 5 colours used from The Scene

The Evidence used: 

* polka dots/ stripes (papers)

* butterflies/ flowers (stencilled butterflies)

* borders (flower border sticker)

* texture paste (butterfly stencil)

The Testimony used:

* Document a birthday or other celebration

Now for some details of the layout. 

I used a couple of brands of papers. Most of the papers are from American Crafts '5th & Frolic' collection. The exception is the pinky torn paper that goes across the layout. This is a Fancy Pants 'Arctic Chill' paper. I also used some red corrugated card to accent the red colours in the photo.

I love using torn and distressed papers on my layouts, I chose my papers to fit the colour scene and had thought y chosen photo would work well with the colours. The photo has most of the colours in it on its on.  

The chipboard I painted with a gesso base and then embossed with a white embossing powder.

I have added faux stitching around some of the layers with a black Pigma pen

The chipboard title was again painted with a gesso base and then I used my Rangers white enamel accents to cover the word. I did this straight from the bottle gently squeezing and filling in the area over the word. It does give a bit of a domed puffy sticker look to it.

The tree comes from the sticker sheet with the '5th& Frolic' collection. I idea is that this is a family tree because the photo is full of members of my family and friends.  

The flower border sticker comes from Kaisercraft Silver Bells sticker sheet. 

I used a Dusty Attic stencil for the butterflies in the background with some texture paste. 

Products used on this layout:

* Dusty Attic chipboard: Treasure the little.... DA16061

* Dusty Attic chipboard: Elegant Swirls #13 DA11332

* Dusty Attic stencil: butterflies

* Corrugated Card: red

* Fancy Pants:  Arctic Chill: Arctic Chill cards

* American Crafts: 5th & Frolic: Aspen Place

* American Crafts: 5th & Frolic: 2nd & Oak

* American crafts: 5th & Frolic: Simplicity Circle

* American crafts: 5th & Frolic: sticker sheet

* Kaisercraft: Silver Bells: Sticker Sheet

* gesso

* white embossing powder

* texture paste

* Prima: Druzzy Stones: Black

* Flowers from Wild Orchis Crafts

SPONSORS We're so excited to have eight generous sponsors this month! Our sponsors are among the best in the crafting industry, offering unique and trendy products.

We trust we've left enough clues for you to solve the case!

The deadline for completing this Case File is Tuesday, October 31, at 11:59 p.m. EST. Be sure to link your layout using the link tool in the sidebar of the CSI blog, and mention the Evidence and Testimony clues you used. Also, please title your link with your name and country.

http://csichallenge.blogspot.co.uk/

Thanks for popping by today, I do hope you will join in with us! 

Ginny :)